§ Mr. Burstow:To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the (a) total number and (b) number per 100,000 population of suicides amongst adult males in (i)England and (ii) each region in each year since 1997. [143705]
§ Ruth Kelly:The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Paul Burstow, dated 15 December 2003:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question concerning the (a) total number and (b) number per 100,000 population of suicides amongst adult males in (i)England and (ii) each region in each year since 1997. (143705)
The most recent available mortality data are for the calendar year 2002. The attached table gives suicide figures for each year from 1997 to 2002.